Starting in January, tobacco company Reynolds American will have an industry-leading parental leave policy. All of its just over 5,000 full-time employees will be able to take 16 weeks of paid leave, with an additional period of flexible scheduling in the following eight months. This flexible time is tailored to a specific employee's needs and expectations, and can result in a maximum of 64 additional paid days of modified working — like working from home with reduced hours or taking a full day off — contingent on that employee working for three full days each week. It's a significant change from the existing policy, which is 16 weeks of unpaid leave offered only to mothers, and with no flex... [Read more]